Finance

For startup businessmen, it is imperative to invest money in the right places. It is not the right move to spend money on a single thing and empty your bank accounts. A systematic approach is required if they want to achieve success in their respective business. If you have also started a new business, then…

If you drive a vehicle your credit or debit card is at risk. What can you do and what are the gas pump operators and manufacturers doing to prevent and stop skimming? Skimming is where the bad guys will put a device on the gas pump that will intercept your card number. I will go…

With the uncertainty of the future and an economy that can change abruptly, it's hard surprising for businessmen everywhere to look for ways to protect and secure their investment and at the same time, insure investors that their money is in good hands. In financial hubs like Hong Kong and other major cities around the…

We do not know when the recession will come to an end and even when it's over, we do not have a guarantee that gas prices will be stable at the same rate as they were before the slump. Traveling expenses now represent a larger proportion of any lower or middle class household income, where…

The economic collapse of 2008 showed how closely connected worldwide financial institutions have become. Affected entities included too big to fail financial homes, all the way down to your local bank. The combination of the failure of the mortgage backed securities market coupled with a liquidity crisis, nearly bought the worldwide financial system to its…

Money transfer broadly returns to a cashless method of payment and can be used to denote specific payment systems such as - • Electronic money or funds transfer, a broad term to denote bank based cash payments • Giro, a direct deposit • Money order, which is sending money through postal checks • Wire transfer,…

There are so many tasks that have been made simpler and more effective with the advent of technology and the World Wide Web, shrinking the world and making it a more connected one. Remote connectivity is a term now more often used within enclosed spaces rather than referring to a place far, far away. One…

The beautiful countryside is indeed a national asset. But housing and commercial development are not necessarily less "green" than farming. The UK is blessed with two very important resources: A growing population, which is testimony to the vibrancy of the culture and its economy. Also, the country is verdant, with green countryside making up the…

Our society has changed so much. In my day, it was a given; if you wanted something, you worked for it. If it costs more than you made, you saved up for it. You were not entitled to anything. If you were part of a family, you were expected to do chores. And then there…

So many people today have different priorities than they did a couple of generations ago. In the old days, when you had bills to pay, those were your first priority. You saved up for your vacations; they were separate and they did not come out of your regular paycheck. Nowadays, I'm seeing so many people…